[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 23 (Friday, February 4, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6041-6042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2190]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

January 31, 2005.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of 
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation contact Ira 
Mills on (202) 693-4122 or e-mail: [email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for ETA, Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395-7316 (this is not a 
toll-free number), within 30 days from the data of this publication in 
the Federal Register.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
     Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
     Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate 
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting 
electronic submission of responses.
    Agency: Employment and Training Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Employment and Training Administration Disaster Unemployment 
Assistance (DUA) Handbook and Operating Forms, Including ETA-90-2, 
Disaster Payment Activities Under the ``Stafford Disaster Relief Act''.
    OMB Number: 1205-0051.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Federal government; and 
State, local, or tribal government.
    Type of Response: Recordkeeping and reporting.
    Frequency: On occasion; monthly; weekly; and bi-weekly.

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                                                   Reports filed                      Average
              Form                  Respondents      annually      Total annual    response time   Annual burden
                                                    (frequency)      responses        (hours)          hours
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SF 269A.........................              50               6             300             1.5             450
ETA-902.........................              50               6             300             1/6              50
Initial Applications (Includes         ***11,000               1          11,000             1/6           1,833
 processing, determining
 eligibility, issuing notices,
 recordkeeping, etc.)...........
Supplemental to Initial                    3,800               1           3,800             1/6             633
 Application (Self-empl.).......
Weekly claim includes                     11,000              *6          66,000            1/12           5,500
 processing, determining
 eligibility, issuing adjustment
 notices, recordkeeping, etc.)..
Notice of Overpayment...........             235               1             235             1/4              59
Final Report....................              50               1              50               1              50
Cost/Expense....................              50            (**)              75             1/4              19
Miscellaneous Recordkeeping.....              50             n/a          81,335            1/40           2,033
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Total...........................          26,235  ..............         162,795  ..............         10,627
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* This figure represents an average number of weeks of unemployment experienced (weeks paid) due to disasters
  declared each year.
**Represent 50 initial cost/expense reports and 25 supplemental reports.
***Rounded.

    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $0.
    Description: The information collection requirements contained in 
Employment and Training Handbook No. 356, 2nd Edition, ``Disaster 
Unemployment Assistance,'' are necessary for the administration of 
Sections 410 and 423 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (the Act). Workload items are also used with 
fiscal reports to

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estimate the cost of administering the Act.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-2190 Filed 2-3-05; 8:45 am]
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